Clinical Observation on Acupoint Sticking Therapy for Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Hernination

Objective:To observe the clinical effects of acupoint sticking therapy for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. Methods:Seventy patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were randomly divided into two groups by the visit order, 35 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with acupoint sticking therapy and the control group was treated with tuina. After treatment, the clinical effects, pain integral and Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scores were compared between the two groups. Results:The total effective rate, pain integral and improvement of JOA scores were better in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion:Acupoint sticking therapy is affirmative in the therapeutic effects and better than tuina treatment for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.

Clinical Observation on Acupuncture Plus Acupoint Sticking for Bronchial Asthma in Remissive State

Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus acupoint sticking for bronchial asthma in remissive state.Methods:A total of 210 cases with asthma at remissive state were randomly allocated into an acupuncture group of 100 cases and a comprehensive therapy group of 110 cases.Cases in the acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture alone,and cases in the comprehensive therapy group were treated with acupuncture plus acupoint sticking therapy.Then the therapeutic efficacies were compared using observation indexes including wheezing,cough and coughing up phlegm,peak expiratory flow(PEF)and forced expiratory volume in one second(FEV1).In addition,the overall therapeutic efficacies were also analyzed on different traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)patterns.Results:The comprehensive therapy obtained better effects than acupuncture alone in alleviating cough and coughing up phlegm and improving PEF and FEV1;the overall efficacies on asthma due to lung-qi deficiency and spleen-qi deficiency were better than those on asthma due to kidney-qi deficiency.Conclusion:Acupuncture plus acupoint sticking is a convenient and effective therapy for asthma at remissive state and therefore worthy of being popularized.

Treatment and Prevention of 100 Cases with Allergic Rhinitis by Acupoint Sticking Therapy

Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupoint sticking therapy in the three ten-day periods in summer and three nine-day periods in winter. Methods: Herbal medicines were prepared into crude herbal powder and made into paste with ginger juice, and were respectively applied to the corresponding acupoints in the three ten-day periods in summer and three nine-day periods in winter. Results: The results showed 45 cases were cured, 50 cases were improved, and 5 cases failed out of 100 cases, with the total effective rate of 95%. Conclusion: The acupoint sticking therapy for the treatment and prevention of allergic rhinitis is simple in method, remarkable in effects, acceptable to the patients, and is worthy of clinical popularization.

Acupoint Sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with Ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae) for Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Amifostine

Objective: To observe the treatment effect of acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae) on nausea and vomiting induced by Amifostine for myelodysplastic syndromes(MDS). Methods: Totally 124 eligible subjects intervened by Amifostine were randomized into 2 groups by the visiting order, an observation group and a control group, 62 in each group. The control group was intervened by conventional treatment, while the observation group was by acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae)in addition to the same conventional treatment. The occurrence rate of nausea and vomiting in the two groups were observed. Results: After intervention, the occurrence rate of nausea and vomiting in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0.01). Conclusion: Acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae) can produce a content effect on nausea and vomiting induced by Amifostine for MDS.

Therapeutic Efficacy Observation on Acupoint Sticking for Edema Due to Chronic Cardiac Failure

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupoint sticking with Chinese herbs for edema due to chronic cardiac failure. Methods: One hundred and seventy patients in conformity with the diagnostic criteria of edema due to chronic cardiac failure were randomly divided into two groups, 85 cases in each group. The observation group was treated by oral administration of diuretics plus acupoint sticking with Chinese herbs. The control group was treated just by oral administration of diuretics same as the observation group. The therapeutic effects were evaluated after continuous intervention for 14 d. Results: The total effective rate was 90.6% in the observation group, remarkably higher than 67.1% in the control group. The difference of overall therapeutic effect between the two groups was statistically significant(P<0.01). Conclusion: The therapeutic effect of acupoint sticking with Chinese herbs plus oral administration of diuretics is better than simple oral administration of diuretics in treatment of edema due to chronic cardiac failure.